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Just as we know this is not a complete description of the NE Valley, we also know that what is listed here may not exist in a year or two. It is up to us to write our own histories/herstories through whatever means possible, leaving a lasting image on the cultural landscape that reflects our realities.
Our realities, of course are not always what we want them to be. Still, all the people involved in this project understand the importance of telling a story, explaining how they perceive the block, letting folks know where the resources are, and the importance of knowing what we want our neighborhoods to become.
Now it’s up to you to discover everything between the lines on the map. Create another alternative, another reality.
Not quite LA, not quite the Valley, that’s the sentiment in the North East Valle. LA will look over the mountains from time to time and make one or two stops in North Hollywood, then return home. “The Valley is not really LA.” The world recognizes “the valley” as a white suburban playground (which is partly true for the west side), but does not recognize the many working class cultures that live here. The north east does not reflect Hollywood’s portrayal of airheads or modern cave men. “The north east is not really the valley.” By the way, we have a third of LA’s population. There are families here, there’s movement here, and gentrification will never creep its ugly spineless soul this far (we hope).
The collaboration between Urban Regeneration and Young Warriors is that of compañerismo and ganas. There was no financial incentive for any of us to do this. Imagine asking High School youth to walk their same route early on Saturday mornings, simply to document the reality of the neighborhood environment. The problem is that we don’t place ourselves in the position of compañerismo, and we don’t allow youth any part of the city. Enter the Funky Fieldtrip. We walked along Van Nuys Blvd. looking at our environment and documenting the good, bad, ugly, and not so ugly.
We are in the process of getting more bike lanes striped on the streets but that doesn’t slow down movement in the Valle. bikesan@s del valle hooked us up with a great reference for getting around by bike, designating their own pathways and building on existing ones.
Tallying billboards, liquor stores, libraries, vacant sites, murals.
Classifying retail: restaurants, clothing, convenience stores, etc.
Doing business profiles/interviews.
And most importantly, keeping it funky.
Some of the tasks the Young Warriors took were:
Pacoima has a lot of industrial facilities, some of which have contaminated the soil and groundwater.
Environmental Injustice. It is common for communities of color to experience social and economic injustice. This section pays close attention to the fact that working class areas don’t have clean streets or public spaces. Even worse, we serve as a bedroom for heavy polluting industries to thrive. It ’s not our fault; a lot of us were born into this. Still, we don’t like a lot of what we see and are willing to change things up for our younger sisters/brothers, cousins, neighbors.
At the very least we’re going to point out the obvious and put some folks on blast. City of LA, pick up the trash. Family and neighbors, quit littering and dumping. Factories, be responsible. You, get involved.
Brownfields in Pacoima
Lopez Canyon Landfillmore 11950 Lopez Canyon Road Lake View Terrace, CA 91342 (818) 834-5122
Bradley Landfill 9081 Tujunga Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352 (818) 768-6331
Valley Reclamation Co Sun Valley, CA 91352 (818) 767-6180
Sun Valley Recycling Park 9227 Tujunga Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352 (818) 767-6180
Degarmo Street Dump 9189 De Garmo Ave, Sun Valley, CA 91352 (818) 767-7511
SuperFund Sites
AMERICAN ETCHING & MFG 13730 Desmond Street Pacoima, CA 91331-2796
HOLCHEM INC 13546 Desmond St Pacoima, CA 91331-2315
HR TEXTRON INC 10445 Glenoaks Blvd Pacoima, CA 91331-1609 (818) 896-2411
Price Pfister Inc. 13500 Paxton St Pacoima, CA 91331
D&M Steel 11035 Sutter Avenue Pacoima, CA 91331 (818) 896-2070
Remember! Keep bicycling and walking to stay fit. “If we stay ready we don’t have to get ready”
Purpose
MISSION: Bikesan@s is a self-sustained cyclist collective from the East San Fernando Valle riding to inspire a community on wheels. Bikesan@s provides a not for profit service to the community by promoting cycle mechanics and awareness as well as social justice and autonomous living.
WHAT WE DO: We seek to cultivate seeds of consciousness by creating a more united sense of community. Bikesan@s will provide bicycle mechanics and promote bicycle culture by making knowledge and tools readily available to the community never turning anyone away for lack of funds. We will promote social justice and autonomous living by working with, listening to, and keeping strong ties among our community and like minded groups. We hope to build from what we do not have and make what we do have stronger.
WHY BIKES: We do this by providing the tools to build and maintain bicycles in local spaces in the community, thus promoting a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. In learning how to repair, build, and maintain bicycles, individuals have a chance to strengthen ties between peoples of all ages, backgrounds, and social categories. Bicycles discourage excessive automobile infrastructure and encourage public open spaces. In all, bicycles promote dialogue and open minds.
Who is a Bikesan@ Del Valle?Purpose, focus, create a team.Let’s start by stating our purpose and narrowing down our communities of choice.
The purpose of this Map Project is to produce a map that can be distributed throughout the San Fernando Valley, showcasing all the hidden beauty and vibrant communities on the outskirts of Los Angeles. This process is also a fun collaboration with room for many community members to jump in. For example, do we want to focus on small mom n’ pop businesses or other formal/informal economics? Or do we want to focus on transportation infrastructure such as bike lanes and bus routes? What about focusing on the historical sites or murals in the valley? We can do all this and more!
Also, what communities or streets are we focusing on? The more we limit the map, the more detailed information we can provide. Conversely, the more expansive the map, the more it serves as a guide to neighboring communities.
Exercise 1: Draw all of your ideas and input on a large scale map provided by PUR. Leave room for comments/concerns and by all means, get funky! This is the document we will use to create our first map specifically for the NE San Fernando Valley! The map will be available to modify on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at El Hormiguero. Gathering time is 11:00 am.
Reflect, discuss, research.This is the time where we reflect and discuss the progress and input as well as the other components that will be included in the map project including narrative and photographs.
Exercise 2: Build a street team to do some fieldwork/research on the NE Valley. This can include photo documentation, interviews, business profiles, or surveys. The purpose of this exercise is to apply the cool funky ideas from our map project and get some real community information for the final map.
Design, format, print.We are now at the point where we can create the map using creativity and our graphic design skills. What size map do we need to have our information? We can also consult with a local print shop to help us print the map at low cost. Examples of current LA maps will be provided to the group.
Thank you for your participation and commitment to regenerating your communities.
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by Blanca Samano.
Community Cleanup
The community is creating the largest concentration of public murals in the world.
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The last couple of years have seen an emergence of public art through murals. Van Nuys Blvd. is lined with murals that
represent the good, the bad, and the funky of the community. Some individually led, some collectively created, all in Pacoima.
Stop by to see how artists in the North East have given life to once drab walls. Stop by and see how the community is creating the
largest concentration of public murals in the world.
Public Art
Here’s a step by step guide for getting the City of LA to respond to illegal dumping such as mattresses or rubber tires on the sidewalk by phone or online.
Industrial PastIn the 1950s Pacoima was a bedroom community for manufacturing centers in Los Angeles, Burbank and Glendale, but its economy floundered when industries shut down. The 94,000-square-foot Price Pfister plant, described by city officials as the largest foundry west of the Mississippi, was used to make sand castings for faucets. In 1997, the company moved its foundry operation to Mexico although they continued manufacturing and maintained an office there until 2001. Unfortunately, after 30 years of operation, the property’s soil had been contaminated from decades of producing chrome and brass plumbing fixtures.
Now it is a shopping center.
Transportation
People Power
My Community, Pacoima (by Mayra Zaragoza)
Such a beautiful place but it does not seem to be that way when...
Cholos roam the streets
Liquor Stores and
Budwiser,
Tecate,
Corona,
XX,
billboards encourage our RAZA to drink
Trash and old broken down furniture decorate the streets
and
Freeways and toxic plants surround my community
My Community, Pacoima
Such a beautiful place but it does not seem to be that way...
Although, it does not have to be that way
All it needs is love to flourish and be the community we all know it can be
Filled with trees, clean air to breathe, community centers for youth to succeed and be all they can be...
My Community, Pacoima
Such a beautiful place but it does not seem to be that way...
Process for Mapping our Hood
Mural by HOOD Sisters
Photo by: Javie Martinez
Urban Regeneration
Environmental InjusticeNEAREST LANDFILLS, BROWNFIELDS, AND SUPERFUND SITES IN THE NORTH EAST VALLEY.
Young WarriorsUrban RegenerationTia Chucha's Centro Cultural and BookstoreBikesan@s Del Valleiamsanfernando.comvictor-zuniga.comBlanca SamanoJohn Cantú
for questions, concerns, comments- email Carlos Hernandez . [email protected]
Photo by John Cantu
"Through canals and alley ways just to say money trees is the perfect place for shade" -Kendrick Lamar
Empty Lots
Overflow Garbage Can
Liquor Stores
Churches
Laundromats
Bars
Pawn Shops
Banks
Fast Food Joints
Clinic/Pharmacy
Restaurants
Auto Shops
Billboards
Pay phones
Health Stores
Dentists
Bus Stops
Murals
Barbershops
Fire Station
Van Nuys Blvd Tally
Calling 311? Llamando al systema 311?• Antes de hacer su llamada asegúrese de tener esta
información; usted necesita la dirección or calles más cercanas y una lista de los objetos que esta reportando.
• Before you make your call make sure you have the following; either an address or the cross streets and a list of the items you are calling for pick-up or reporting.
1. Marcar al 311 de un teléfono publico o privado. (Dial 311 from either Private or public phone.)
2. Espere el mensaje del alcalde de Los Ángeles. (Wait for the mayor of Los Angeles to give an announcement.)
3. Para espanol presione el 2. (For English press 1.)
4. Espere para hasta que le contesten su llamada. (Stay on the line until they pick up you can speak with a representative. )
Que es el servicion del 311? Es su Ciudad. Aproveche sus ventajas! Acceso a los servicios de la Ciudad de Los Angeles que no son de emergencia, simplemente marcando 3-1-1. Es gratis. Es muy fácil
Por internet (Going Online?)
Go to http://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/illdump/
Click on “Report Illegal Dumping” on the left hand side and fill out the form. County of LA responds within 2 days.
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